The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-29
THE IRISH RENT REDUCTION
Work of the Land Commission Causes
a Sensation of Large Dimensions.
Wide Difference Of Opinion as to the Probable
Efect-President Clevelands Gift to Be
Presented to the Pope ON Saturday.
IRISH RENTS.
The Reduction Ordered by the Commission
Causes q Great Sensation.

The Reduction Ordered by the Commission
Causes Great Sensation.
| Special &c the indianapolis journal.
| LONDON, Dec. 2S.-The sweeping reduction OF
| rents prescribed by the Irish Land Commission
| has created tremendous sensation in England
| as well as in Ireland. The average reduction of
IA per cent. below the judicial rents ordered by
| the commission is equivalent to a reduction of
| f360, 900 per annum. The action of Commits
sioners Wrench and Lytton in signing the or
der is severely criticised in many quarters,
while that of Judge O'Hagan, in appending a
note of no n concurrence is in the same circles
highly commended The Dublin Express the
Irish Tory organ. says the decision of the com
mssioners has given a tremendous shock to in
terests in Irish landed property, which must be
felt for years to come.
The Irish Times says ''The Commission has
abated rents to large extent without the slight
est thought of plan for doing. a check to
any evil effect that may follow
The Freeman's Journal. Nationalist, on the
other hand decres the Commissions DECISIONS
upon entirely different grounds, saying 1.-The
decision dashes to the ground the last faint hope
of alienation The reductions provided are al
together inadequate as a means of tiding over
the difficulties of the farm ers. and from what
ever point of view regarded they are nothing
else than ludicroue"
From these comments, which fair exam
pies of the general criticism. it will be that
the commission has succeeded in pleasing
body, though it may possibly be said in its be-
nalf that little short of absolute abatement of
rents would have satisfied the SIDE
would the other have felt that it had secured its
full rights unless the commission had greatly
increased the rents instead of reducing them.
The order for reduction of the Judicial rents
only applies to the year beginning with the
la daX- ylodf falx IaFn
%, 1887.
The London Daily News. commenting on the
the reduction, says that by one stroke the gov
eminent has offended all the landlords and has
done nothing to conciats tenants.
The London Morning Post saws: 1.-THE reduc-
ton will have the effect of rendering property
in Ireland practically unstable. Those tenants
who have refused TO buy their holdings, under
MIR. Davitts advice to wait for better terms are
fully justified. Doubtless the present action
will be followed by a further reduction"
The Daily Chronicle, without disappearing
the reduction. hints that the landlords ought to
be compen stated by the state.
Mr.. John Dillon, NJ. p, speaking at New
cross, said the reduction completely justified the
paign. 1t true that Lord Salisbury had
said that the measure he now adopted was a
Unionist measure But that only showed that
Lord Salisbury and his colleagues quite
ready to do that which was dishonest in order
to cling Office.
Three girls under thirteen years of age in
mates of the Good Shepherd Convent, have
charging retired military officer who is at pres
sent holding an important government position,
with criminal assault It is expected that the
accused Will be arrested tomorrow.